Wilhelm Henze (writer)
Wilhelm Henze (born February 16, 1845 in Einbeck , † March 1, 1918 in Hanover ) was a German writer and reciter of his own works, especially in the language of Hanover, but also specifically in the " Calenberger Platt " ( East Westphalian ).
Life
Born at the time of the Kingdom of Hanover as the son of a shoemaker in Einbeck, Wilhelm Henze came to the royal seat of Hanover in 1862 . He went through an apprenticeship as a printer for wallpaper and then worked 33 years as Bedrucker of folding rules in the scale -Fabrik of Conrad Jack .
In addition to his gainful employment, Henze was active as a writer, wrote Schwänke and other humorous literature, such as anecdotes , mainly in the language of Hanover, but especially in the "Calenberger Platt". "He himself performed his works in an inimitable way".
At the time of the German Empire , around 1900, Henze's texts appeared as loose sheets , later also in various collections of dialect texts.
During the First World War , Wilhelm Henze also recited his texts in the hospitals occupied by wounded soldiers, for which he was awarded the War Aid Cross of Merit in 1916 .
In 1918 Wilhelm Henze was buried in a grave of honor in the Stöcken city cemetery. The Henzeweg , laid out in Badenstedt in 1936 , was named after the dialect humorist.
Works (selection)
In 1917 the publisher Friedrich Gersbach brought out anthologies with Henze's texts in Pyrmont , including the volumes
- You just sedge a corner
- Wat be all maket
- Tau'n funny Steebel
literature
- Hugo Thielen : Henze, Wilhelm. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 164.
- Franz Rudolf Zankl : Low German Schwänke by Wilhelm Henze, printed by Harzig and Möller, published by W. Otto. Around 1910. Wilhelm Henze on the stage. Photo 1915. In: Hanover Archive . Supplementary edition , sheets E – H 61
- Wilhelm Otto, Peter Löhr: Wilhelm Henze: Andreis Unverzagt un dei engelsche Boxer. In: home country. Journal of the Heimatbund Niedersachsen , Issue 3 / September 2014, pp. 104-107.
Web links
- Wilhelm Henze in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Hugo Thielen: HENZE ... (see literature)
- ↑ Compare the information under the GND number of the German National Library
- ^ Wilhelm Otto, Peter Löhr: Wilhelm Henze: Andreis Unverzagt ... (see literature)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henze, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and humorist who read his works in the Low German language |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Einbeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1918 |
| Place of death | Hanover |